A survey of 4,000 elderly people by charity Age Concern found that "Almost half of those aged over 75 were too afraid to leave their homes after dark because they believed they would be subject to verbal abuse or mugging."
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Debit card spending in the UK exceeded cash purchases for the first time in 2010. Most current bank accounts will issue cards to their customers to help them manage their spending. What is a debit card, how does it work, and what is likely to happen to the way we spend money in the future?
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As Americans try to recover from the credit bubble that has sent the financial markets in a tailspin, many consumers are reaching for their debit cards to make those every day purchases. In fact, Visa Inc, the biggest credit card network in the U.S., recently reported that consumers are spending more money with their debit cards as opposed to credit cards.
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Although fraudulent transactions have become easier to execute online, the actual methods used by thieves in identity theft are more likely to be of the old fashioned kind.
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Buying online is an easy way to get things done. People can purchase items that they never could have before to include consumables to charitable giving and micro loans. One can even prepare a will online.
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